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ENVIRONMENT NEWS
CPCB Makes Registration On Common Epr Portal
Mandatory For Plastic Waste Management Entities
he Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) • Waste-to-oil
has issued a Public Notice making regis-
Ttration on the Common Extended Pro- • Industrial composting
ducer Responsibility (CEPR) Portal mandatory Business Without Registration Prohibited
for entities covered under the Plastic Waste CPCB has clarified that entities covered under
Management Rules, 2016, as amended.
the applicable provisions shall not carry out busi-
The notice, issued under File No. 20/15/2025-UP- ness without obtaining registration through the
CI-II-H.O-CPCB Part (1), aims to strengthen reg- Common EPR Portal.
ulatory compliance and improve transaction-
based reporting for plastic packaging and plastic The CEPR Portal facilitates key compliance ac-
waste management activities. tivities, including:
♦ Entity registration
Entities Required to Register
As per the notice, the following entities are re- ♦ Purchase and sale transaction reporting
quired to obtain registration on the CPCB Com- ♦ EPR target compliance
mon EPR Portal:
♦ Annual return filing
♦ Producers (P), including micro and small en-
terprises covered under the MSMED Act, ♦ EPR certificate generation and transfer
2006
CPCB Identifies Major Non-Compliance
♦ Importers (I) of plastic packaging and plastic The CPCB has observed two key compliance is-
raw materials sues:
♦ Brand Owners (BO)
1. Some entities continue to remain unregis-
♦ Manufacturers (M) of plastic raw materials tered despite having statutory registration
and items made from compostable or bio- obligations.
degradable plastics
2. Purchase and sale transactions are being
♦ Sellers (S) conducted with unregistered entities, con-
♦ Plastic Waste Processors (PWPs) involved trary to the applicable rules.
in: Transaction Reporting to Be Strengthened
In response, CPCB is strengthening the transac-
• Recycling
tion-based reporting mechanism on the Com-
• Waste-to-energy mon EPR Portal.
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